08-25-2008
Gentoo is a Linux distro. I mentioned it because you also posted something about trying Linux distros and those are the best IMHO.
To install gentoo you must read the handbook at their homepage. It's not that hard but there's no GUI (at least there wasn't the last time I installed)
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file::homedir::unix
File::HomeDir::Unix(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation File::HomeDir::Unix(3)
NAME
File::HomeDir::Unix - Find your home and other directories on legacy Unix
SYNOPSIS
use File::HomeDir;
# Find directories for the current user
$home = File::HomeDir->my_home; # /home/mylogin
$desktop = File::HomeDir->my_desktop; # All of these will...
$docs = File::HomeDir->my_documents; # ...default to home...
$music = File::HomeDir->my_music; # ...directory
$pics = File::HomeDir->my_pictures; #
$videos = File::HomeDir->my_videos; #
$data = File::HomeDir->my_data; #
DESCRIPTION
This module provides implementations for determining common user directories. In normal usage this module will always be used via
File::HomeDir.
SUPPORT
See the support section the main File::HomeDir module.
AUTHORS
Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
Sean M. Burke <sburke@cpan.org>
SEE ALSO
File::HomeDir, File::HomeDir::Win32 (legacy)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2005 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.
Some parts copyright 2000 Sean M. Burke.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.
perl v5.16.3 2012-10-19 File::HomeDir::Unix(3)